The Medicinal Herb Info site was created to help educate visitors about the often forgotten wisdom of the old ways of treating illnesses. Many of today's drugs and medicines were originally derived from natural ingredients, combinations of plants and other items found in nature.

We are not suggesting that you ignore the help of trained medical professionals, simply that you have additional options available for treating illnesses. Often the most effective treatment involves a responsible blend of both modern and traditional treatments.

Scientific Names

Storksbill is an annual plant, 3 to 12 inches high; the slender, fern-like, hairy, reddish, decumbent stem bears pinnate leaves which, like those of the basal rosette, have sessile, oblong or ovate-oblong leaflets which themselves are pinnatifid into narrow, often toothed lobes. The basal leaves survive through the winter. The purple or pink, geranium-like, 5 petaled, flowers, less than 1/2 inch long, bloom from early spring to late fall. The sepals are terminated by 1 or 2 white, bristle-like hairs which give the plant its name. Seeds are smooth, elongated, and sharp, like a stork’s bill.

Another plant: The plant (Geranium maculatum) is called storksbill but has no relation to Erodium cicutarium. Back to Top

It has been used primarily against bloody discharges from the uterus and to treat difficult or excessive menstruations. Small doses are said to raise blood pressure, and larger doses lower it. Seed poultice is used for gouty tophus. Leaves soaked in water are put in bath water for rheumatic patients.Back to Top